I saw a few book titles with "...before you die." Such as "1000 Places to See Before You Die", and "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die". A few days ago, I saw 1001 Video Games You Must Play Before You Die..
You get 1 or 2 game description on each page... from classics such as Pac Man to modern day beautiful games. Half a page isn't enough to mention the great fun of certain great games (such as the Street Fighters).
To go to 1001 places, sure you can buy some plane tickets, 1001 movies to see... sure someone has those DVD or online. But how do you play some old games? Yes there is the awesome MAME for old arcades classics.
But isn't the "before you die" title a bit depressing?
Sure, go to great places, taste great foods, see great movies, play great games. THEN YOU DIE.
Imagine how fun it is to be at the 1000th great place, great dish, and great video game, knowing that you will die after it.
Why can't the titles be simply "1001 Great Places To See", "1001 Great Movies to See", and "1001 Great Video Games?" Yes, I'd like to hide the "Before you die" part. Why mention death?
Before you die... figure out your meaning of life.
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